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Webster 1913 Edition
Supination
Suˊpi-na′tion
,Noun.
[L.
supinare
, supinatum
, to bend or lay backward, fr. supinus
supine: cf. F. supination
. See Supine
.] (Physiol.)
(a)
The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward.
(b)
The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to
pronation
. Webster 1828 Edition
Supination
SUPINA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of turning the palm of the hand upwards.Definition 2024
supination
supination
English
Noun
supination (plural supinations)
- The act or state of lying face upward, on one's back.
- (anatomy) The act of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward, or the resulting state of the forearm
- (anatomy) The act or state of combined abduction and eversion of the foot.
- (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.